Additionally, the fund with its strong governance, periodic reporting, auditing of the project investments mitigates the operational risk associated with the investments. The fund mitigates the portfolio risk also by diversifying the portfolio in alternate source of investments in films through licensing, merchandising, In-Film advertising. Risks associated with the fund are similar to other funds available in market. Exit Gains: If the gains are characterized as capital gains, then they would be taxable as below: Interest: Net interest income would be taxable at 30.90%Ĭ. The company distributing the tax would pay dividend distribution tax at 15%ī. Dividend: Dividend would be tax exempt in the hands of the contributors. The tax implications would be as follows:Ī. TECF is registered as a trust & trustee would pay taxes on behalf of the beneficiaries as a representative assessee. We will be looking at International JVs with the people we have partnered with and selling of the IPRs collected in 5 years The capital will be disbursed only after 5 year tenure of the fund. The fund has a 5 year lock-in period and it intends to distribute profits after the third year. The fund requires a minimum investment of Rs 1 crore with an initial commitment of 10% and the balance in 4 tranches across the commitment period of 12-18 months Minimum investment and investment schedule Syndication of Television and Ancillary Rights Distribution of Hollywood and International filmsĤ. Production and Coproduction of Regional filmsģ. Acquisition, production & co-production of Films for Domestic and Worldwide DistributionĢ. The fund with its mini studio concept aims to generate returns for investors by participating across the film industry's value chain, namely:ġ. The Fund has been structured with a philosophy to offer a unique investment vehicle for investors to participate in the growing Indian film industry. Money Today asked Sandeep Bhargava, chief investment advisor, Third Eye cinema Fund, about the fund.
Lastly, the Fund will invest in satellite, TV and other electronic rights of Bollywood films. TECF will also produce and distribute regional films-Bengali, Punjabi and Marathi.
In addition, TECF will invest in distributing Hollywood and International Films in India. Movies like Aashiqui-2 and English-Vinglish were box-office hits, and gave good return on investments.
This is where the opportunity lies since this segment has given maximum returns in last few years. TECF is looking at investing in content driven cinema focusing on small and mid-sized films which are in the budget of Rs 5-25 crore. The fund plans to collect Rs 200-250 crore in 4-5 months. Third Eye Cinema Fund, a Sebi-registered alternative investment fund (AIF), has launched a fund that will invest in small & mid-sized films which are in the budget of INR 5 crore to 25 crore. If you have surplus investible amount of more than Rs 1 crore and can lock-in money for 5 years or more, you can be part of the box-office success by investing in a cinema fund launched recently. What if in future you can also invest in movies and have a share of the gains from their box-office success.